Mark Wilson
@markrwilson.bsky.social
LD Cllr, Eton & Castle; Cabinet RBWM. Triathlon, science & #fbpe 🔶. Political imprint: Promoted by M. Wilson, Liberal Democrats, Donnelly House, Windsor, SL4 1EH
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🤑Here's further proof private companies can't be trusted with our precious water.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
Water companies record worst performance since 2011 as government seeks to increase fines | New Civil Engineer
The announcements from the government come after it announced in July 2025 that it would be abolishing Ofwat and will reform the “fundamentally broken”
www.newcivilengineer.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🤑Here's further proof private companies can't be trusted with our precious water.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
💩Serious pollution incidents have skyrocketed. Households are paying more & more for broken pipes, water outages & sewage-filled rivers.
The privatisation of water in England is a failed experiment which must stop.
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Great to join Jess Brown-Fuller MP in Chichester. She's delivering for West Sussex on fighting to stop sewage dumps, the local hospital, and the cost of living. With five Lib Dem MPs working hard in their communities, we have the positive momentum to stop Reform UK's divisive politics across Sussex
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Great to join Jess Brown-Fuller MP in Chichester. She's delivering for West Sussex on fighting to stop sewage dumps, the local hospital, and the cost of living. With five Lib Dem MPs working hard in their communities, we have the positive momentum to stop Reform UK's divisive politics across Sussex
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Exactly three years ago today we said the failing water regulator Ofwat should be scrapped. The government are still dragging their feet.
Liberal Democrats won’t stop fighting to end the sewage scandal.
Liberal Democrats won’t stop fighting to end the sewage scandal.
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Exactly three years ago today we said the failing water regulator Ofwat should be scrapped. The government are still dragging their feet.
Liberal Democrats won’t stop fighting to end the sewage scandal.
Liberal Democrats won’t stop fighting to end the sewage scandal.
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🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🔴We Need to Talk About Michael Gove and Crony Covid Contracts
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
Gove claims he had no “active role” in the procurement of Covid PPE during the pandemic, yet evidence suggests he was involved in multiple VIP deals worth over £1billion, reports Russell Scott
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/we-need-to...
@sascampaigns.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social @thames21.bsky.social @friendsofthethames.bsky.social
A pleasure to host the official launch of the ‘Mayors for a Drinkable Thames’ campaign - Mayors from the length of the Thames gathered with river users & campaigners to hear about the origins of the Drinkable Rivers concept, river users’ experience & pollution challenges and testing being done.
November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
EU investing €546 billion for high speed rail by 2040
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
E.g. Lisbon to Warsaw, from 38 hours today to 12 hours
Pricing to compete with low cost flights
Reduce emissions by 80%
Jokes on them, they don't have Brexit sovereignty 🤷♂️
A pleasure to host the official launch of the ‘Mayors for a Drinkable Thames’ campaign - Mayors from the length of the Thames gathered with river users & campaigners to hear about the origins of the Drinkable Rivers concept, river users’ experience & pollution challenges and testing being done.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A pleasure to host the official launch of the ‘Mayors for a Drinkable Thames’ campaign - Mayors from the length of the Thames gathered with river users & campaigners to hear about the origins of the Drinkable Rivers concept, river users’ experience & pollution challenges and testing being done.
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Lib Dems deliver for Oxfordshire!
After years of work, funding has been secured to reopen the Cowley Branch Line - greener travel, connecting communities, real progress for Oxfordshire.
After years of work, funding has been secured to reopen the Cowley Branch Line - greener travel, connecting communities, real progress for Oxfordshire.
October 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Lib Dems deliver for Oxfordshire!
After years of work, funding has been secured to reopen the Cowley Branch Line - greener travel, connecting communities, real progress for Oxfordshire.
After years of work, funding has been secured to reopen the Cowley Branch Line - greener travel, connecting communities, real progress for Oxfordshire.
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We're calling it now. Isabel Kemp (Chair of the Adult Social Care Committee) has left Reform
Reform in Kent are now down to 48 from 57 in six months.
Reform in Kent are now down to 48 from 57 in six months.
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We're calling it now. Isabel Kemp (Chair of the Adult Social Care Committee) has left Reform
Reform in Kent are now down to 48 from 57 in six months.
Reform in Kent are now down to 48 from 57 in six months.
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Asked for a few comments by @michaelkeohan.bsky.social as I arrived at County Hall this morning.
I said Kent faces a budget crisis, a care crisis and now a political instability crisis under Reform.
I said Kent faces a budget crisis, a care crisis and now a political instability crisis under Reform.
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Asked for a few comments by @michaelkeohan.bsky.social as I arrived at County Hall this morning.
I said Kent faces a budget crisis, a care crisis and now a political instability crisis under Reform.
I said Kent faces a budget crisis, a care crisis and now a political instability crisis under Reform.
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It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage he’s done.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s clear to anyone paying attention that Farage gets an easy ride from the media. They give him as much airtime as he wants but never hold him to account for the damage he’s done.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
So much of what’s broken in Britain is thanks to Nigel Farage.
A Halloween treat at The Old Court!!
October 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A Halloween treat at The Old Court!!
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I am honoured to have been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of Sussex.
I want to win with unity, not division, promoting a prosperous and green future for our county.
Many people have lost all faith in politics, it's time we restored some hope.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
I want to win with unity, not division, promoting a prosperous and green future for our county.
Many people have lost all faith in politics, it's time we restored some hope.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
September 13, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I am honoured to have been selected as the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of Sussex.
I want to win with unity, not division, promoting a prosperous and green future for our county.
Many people have lost all faith in politics, it's time we restored some hope.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
I want to win with unity, not division, promoting a prosperous and green future for our county.
Many people have lost all faith in politics, it's time we restored some hope.
www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/politic...
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Lib Dems stand for giving everyone better access to nature and the outdoors.
As Mayor of Sussex, I will put the environment at the heart of decision-making, benefiting all our health and well-being.
#MayorofSussex
@timfarron.bsky.social
As Mayor of Sussex, I will put the environment at the heart of decision-making, benefiting all our health and well-being.
#MayorofSussex
@timfarron.bsky.social
Thousands of miles of disused railways, canal towpaths, and green spaces lie blocked off or forgotten across the UK.
@TimFarron.bsky.social explains the Lib Dem plan to reopen them, creating a national network of green routes for all.
@TimFarron.bsky.social explains the Lib Dem plan to reopen them, creating a national network of green routes for all.
October 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lib Dems stand for giving everyone better access to nature and the outdoors.
As Mayor of Sussex, I will put the environment at the heart of decision-making, benefiting all our health and well-being.
#MayorofSussex
@timfarron.bsky.social
As Mayor of Sussex, I will put the environment at the heart of decision-making, benefiting all our health and well-being.
#MayorofSussex
@timfarron.bsky.social
Hostage… prisoner… ?
October 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hostage… prisoner… ?
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✊ "The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it."
➡️ "This should not be a partisan matter, except insofar as it might isolate Farage’s Reform party – and be his undoing."
https://bit.ly/42Btcnf
➡️ "This should not be a partisan matter, except insofar as it might isolate Farage’s Reform party – and be his undoing."
https://bit.ly/42Btcnf
We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins
With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
✊ "The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it."
➡️ "This should not be a partisan matter, except insofar as it might isolate Farage’s Reform party – and be his undoing."
https://bit.ly/42Btcnf
➡️ "This should not be a partisan matter, except insofar as it might isolate Farage’s Reform party – and be his undoing."
https://bit.ly/42Btcnf
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This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
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Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds
Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds
Johnson found to have breached rules after refusing to answer specific questions about allegations published by the Guardian
Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop the abuse of contacts and access made in public office, an ethics watchdog has found.
Last month the Guardian published revelations about Johnson’s conduct since leaving office. The Boris Files, a trove of documents from the former prime minister’s private office seen by the Guardian, suggested he repeatedly broke rules forbidding him from exploiting contacts made in office for private gain. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Boris Johnson breached rules designed to stop abuse of contacts made in public office, watchdog finds
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My message to the millions of One Nation conservatives who reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is this:
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 AM
My message to the millions of One Nation conservatives who reject the divisive politics of Badenoch and Farage is this:
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
Come and join us. Help us save our country. Come and win with us.
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After a lifetime supporting Labour I joined the Lib Dems, I still like and respect many in Labour, I love one, my wife! But I became increasingly frustrated with the top down management of Labour. I want an evidence based, non dogmatic, non vested interests, compassionate politics. Join us.
October 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
After a lifetime supporting Labour I joined the Lib Dems, I still like and respect many in Labour, I love one, my wife! But I became increasingly frustrated with the top down management of Labour. I want an evidence based, non dogmatic, non vested interests, compassionate politics. Join us.
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Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.
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There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
There are people right across our country, who have voted Conservative all their lives, but are now switching to the Liberal Democrats.
Be part of the change… www.libdems.org.uk/join
Join us
Become a Liberal Democrat member today.
www.libdems.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Be part of the change… www.libdems.org.uk/join
Great to attend the opening of the Dr Katie Simpson wellness hub at the Dedworth Medical Centre - a wonderful collection of amazing community organisations all promoting better wellbeing.
October 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great to attend the opening of the Dr Katie Simpson wellness hub at the Dedworth Medical Centre - a wonderful collection of amazing community organisations all promoting better wellbeing.
Well well well
Immigrants less likely to commit crimes than natives, as countless other studies have shown #NomadCentury
Foreigners underrepresented among prisoners in England and Wales, report finds
Analysis finds lower proportion of foreign inmates than would be expected if they were jailed at same rate as UK citizens of same age
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Well well well